It’s the last day of term 2 – well done on completing another term! A quick update before school holidays begin.

You know that for years, Blue Care has refused to come to the table and negotiate a new EB for you and your colleagues. It has meant years of missed pay rises and opportunities to make your workplaces better.

We are aware your General Manager Geoff Magoffin sent out an update to all staff on Tuesday about the CSC review. Unfortunately the information in this update was not entirely accurate.

The National Wage Case has recently concluded. Unions secured a 2.5% increase in the national minimum wage.

This will affect workers who work in the jurisdiction of the Fair Work Act, and who are reliant on Award wages.

The Queensland government has announced new budget principles as part of the state budget. In a significant reform, after lobbying and pressure from union members, the government has moved away from a previous budget principle (Principle 6), which limited the growth in staffing levels to population growth.

The Director General has released his 'decision' on Phase One of the DoH business case for change. Here are the documents provided by management:

Great news! AEIOU have signalled their intention to start bargaining for your next EBA.

At the latest bargaining meeting on Wednesday, 9 June 2021, your union presented management with a series of draft clauses that members propose including in the IOC Enterprise Agreement. Discussions also continued about increasing redundancy entitlements for team members covered by the Agreement.